Transportation  

To recycle auto products and accessories: Ok Pneus Beaumont

Ok Pneus Beaumont has received the first environmental certification awarded to a garage by Nature-Action Québec, a province-wide non-profit organization that, since May 2008, has recognized the efforts of automobile maintenance shops whose Earth-friendly practices are deemed exemplary. Through the concerted effort of his employees, owner Jean Duchesneau manages to recover used oil, antifreeze, coolant, car batteries, tires, paper, paperboard, oil filters, lubricant spray cans and all kinds of plastic containers for car products. You probably know this garage already: it pumps gas under the Petro-Canada banner, just steps away from the Acadie metro station.

Mount Royal residents are invited to drop by Ok Pneus Beaumont and take advantage of the service set up by this company to dispose ecologically of car-related products and containers free of charge.

Ok Pneus Beaumont, 1070 Beaumont Avenue, telephone: 514-277-3537.

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Ok Pneus Beaumont is located at 1070 Beaumont Avenue.
The staff will greet you with a smile.
Jean Duchesneau is offering Town residents free access to his recycling system.
An impressive list of car-related products and accessories can be dropped off here.

Mass transit and carpooling

Town of Mount Royal is fortunate to be served by the bus, metro (subway) and suburban train systems. Using them is a simple but effective way to fight air pollution.

Fewer cars on our streets also means quieter and safer neighbourhoods for our children, offering a better quality of life! The Town of Mount Royal makes available several street parking spaces, in effect between 7:00 and 19:00, for citizens wishing to use its AMT train service, but who can’t get to the Mount Royal station on foot. These spaces are available for the nominal fee of $20 per month, on a first-come, first-served basis. If this option interests you, write us or call 514-734-2992.

In the Montreal Metropolitan Region, the Société de Transport de Montréal (STM) provides leadership through its major socio-economic impact and because it is the most important player involved in public transportation. We benefit locally from certain services offered by the STM that are very attractive, even when compared to car travel:

  • The L’Acadie Metro station is in Town of Mount Royal territory, located on Beaumont Avenue, at the corner of L’Acadie Boulevard. That station, part of the blue line, provides quick and effective access to the Université de Montréal campus, three stations further…
  • The De La Savane Metro station is located on the edge of the Town’s western sector. It is part of the orange line, providing direct access to downtown Montreal.
  • Also, an express bus service, offered to students, departs from the centre of our community at the Connaught Park terminus, and heads downtown along Côte des Neiges Road, in a reserved lane, coming to a stop at the doors of Concordia University. Offered during rush hour, this service runs every 7 minutes or less.

But we should not forget the important role played by the Agence métropolitaine de transport (AMT) in the Town of Mount Royal thanks to the commuter train that comes right into our Town and brings us into the heart of the city in 9 minutes, for work or for studies at McGill University.

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Idling gets you nowhere!

We often let a vehicle idle without really thinking about it, even though the engine consumes a lot of fuel, harming air quality and the health of all citizens.

In effect since April 27, 2006, By-law No. 1407 governing idling basically intends to limit the time during which an engine can idle on Mount Royal territory.

These rules and regulations apply to all motor vehicles, including those belonging to the Town, and contribute to reducing the greenhouse gas effect, which is responsible for climatic changes. The By-law does however provide for exceptions under certain circumstances (for example, when the outdoor temperature is below -10°C) and for certain vehicles, including emergency vehicles and taxis.

The Town of Mount Royal would like to particularly ask motorists waiting near schools to get into the good habit of turning the engine off, thus better protecting the health of young children.

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